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Rupert Murdoch

  • Blogs

    January 24, 2012

    Michael Bertsch: Kooky Conspiracy Theorist Sues Rupert Murdoch Over Donnie Darko, The X-Files, and Burn Notice Coincidences

    Most movies and TV shows end with a disclaimer informing viewers that the story is fictitious and "any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental." But Gig Harbor's Michael Bertsch is convinced that the similarities between his life, Donnie Darko, The X-Files, and Burn Notic ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 14, 2011

    2011's Top News Headlines: The Edible Version

    ​There was plenty of news in 2011, and food was involved in almost every story. Here, the year's top ten headlines and the foods with which they'll be forever linked. Dec. 17, 2010 Mohamed Bouazizi sets himself on fire Although it was still 2010 when Bouazizi doused himself with paint thinne ... More >>

  • Arts

    November 23, 2011

    The Weekly Wire: This Week's Recommended Events

    ​There was plenty of news in 2011, and food was involved in almost every story. Here, the year's top ten headlines and the foods with which they'll be forever linked. Dec. 17, 2010 Mohamed Bouazizi sets himself on fire Although it was still 2010 when Bouazizi doused himself with paint thinne ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 16, 2011

    A Christmas Carol

    ​There was plenty of news in 2011, and food was involved in almost every story. Here, the year's top ten headlines and the foods with which they'll be forever linked. Dec. 17, 2010 Mohamed Bouazizi sets himself on fire Although it was still 2010 when Bouazizi doused himself with paint thinne ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 21, 2011

    Jon Stewart's Memorable Outfoxing of Fox

    ​Joel Klein was the government lawyer who went after Bill Gates in the Clinton-era Microsoft antitrust battles. Now, conversely, he aims to save embattled CEO Rupert Murdoch and his News Corp. empire. In the midst of a criminal investigation over the phone hacking by reporters at News of the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 25, 2011

    Phoenix Jones and Rain City Superheroes Get The Wall Street Journal Treatment

    ​Full time media darling and occasional street hero Phoenix Jones and the rest of his posse, The Rain City Superhero Movement, got the full feature video treatment from The Wall Street Journal this week, presumably after saving Rupert Murdoch's cheeks from dragging on the ground.

  • News

    October 13, 2010

    Will the Gates Foundation's Journalism Gifts Taint Objectivity?

    ​Full time media darling and occasional street hero Phoenix Jones and the rest of his posse, The Rain City Superhero Movement, got the full feature video treatment from The Wall Street Journal this week, presumably after saving Rupert Murdoch's cheeks from dragging on the ground.

  • Blogs

    October 8, 2010

    Bill Gates Buys More News Coverage for His Seattle Foundation, Gives ABC $1.5 Million

    ​He's no Rupert Murdoch, but Bill Gates is making another media investment: His foundation will help fund a project at ABC News to increase its coverage of health conditions of the poor. It further expands the billionaire's investments in the news media, which could help influence the storie ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 22, 2010

    Ann Corbitt: How Much Money Is One Night With Ashley Cole Worth?

    Sleeping with David Beckham was worth more than half a million.​When Ann Corbitt, legislative aide to Councilmember Tim Rasmussen, opened up about a July one night stand with soccer star Ashley Cole to British tabloid News of the World, she didn't just invite further inquiry into her sex life. ... More >>

  • Film

    December 16, 2009

    Avatar: The Biggest, Most Impressive Version of Dances With Wolves Ever Made

    Sleeping with David Beckham was worth more than half a million.​When Ann Corbitt, legislative aide to Councilmember Tim Rasmussen, opened up about a July one night stand with soccer star Ashley Cole to British tabloid News of the World, she didn't just invite further inquiry into her sex life. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 23, 2009

    Microsoft to Team With Rupert Murdoch in Effort to Block Google?

    Collude with this man at your own risk, Microsoft.​According to a report from the Financial Times, Microsoft is in talks with Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. to pay for the exclusive rights to deliver search results for papers like the Wall Street Journal, New York Post and others. Murdoch has be ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2009

    Music Recs From Rupert Murdoch: MySpace Reportedly Likes iLike, to the Tune of $20 Million

    Rupert can't decide whether to recommend something by UGK or his favorite, Mike Jones​In her 2007 profile of Seattle's iLike, SW's Karla Starr asked "Can a Seattle 'music recommendation' startup beat your favorite record store clerk?" Now it looks like the question may be, "Can Rupert Murdoch? ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 5, 2009

    Everyone Wants to Take a Shot at King Kindle

    It feels lighter without the Orwell.​They say it's lonely at the top. They say heavy is the head that wears the crown--or the hat that wears the crown, in Bikini Cory's case. They say welcome to the jungle. Amazon's Kindle must know what they mean. The top-selling e-reader got Amazon sued by ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 5, 2009

    Last Night: Clues At Vera Project

    Like most everyone else at last night's show, I had pretty much no idea what to expect from Clues, a Montreal band that made a very deliberate decision to completely eschew social networking sites (that photo is of their self-titled debut album, which comes out May 19 in the US). Which I support-- t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 18, 2009

    SW Interview: Eugene Mirman

    Eugene Mirman reads from and signs his new advice book, The Will To Whatevs: A Guide to Modern Life, UW Bookstore, 4326 University Way NE, 634-3400, 7 p.m., Thurs., Feb. 19. FREE!A commenter on the Onion's AV Club website said "(Eugene) looks like the kind of guy who knows the ins and outs of relat ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 16, 2009

    David Black Not Buying Seattle P-I

      With the impending sale of the Seattle P-I, much of the talk in local journalism circles is whether there are any heroes wearing a white hat willing to come riding out of the plains to buy the paper. Chatting over drinks with one of the Post-Intelligencer's columnists on Tuesday, the talk wa ... More >>

  • Film

    September 17, 2008

    Battle in Seattle: At Last, Our WTO Protests Hit the Silver Screen

      With the impending sale of the Seattle P-I, much of the talk in local journalism circles is whether there are any heroes wearing a white hat willing to come riding out of the plains to buy the paper. Chatting over drinks with one of the Post-Intelligencer's columnists on Tuesday, the talk wa ... More >>

  • Music

    September 17, 2008

    Why MySpace Music Won’t Succeed

    Rupert Murdoch’s toy is trying to go legit; mayhem may ensue, and success may not.

  • Blogs

    September 8, 2008

    Wall Street Journal Embraces Fleet Foxes

    Rupert Murdoch’s toy is trying to go legit; mayhem may ensue, and success may not.

  • Blogs

    September 3, 2008

    2000 All Over Again

    Rupert Murdoch’s toy is trying to go legit; mayhem may ensue, and success may not.

  • News

    August 6, 2008

    Deep Pockets Still Love Stevens

    Boeing has ponied up $48,000 for his re-election campaign.

  • Blogs

    July 10, 2008

    Afternoon Edition: Always on Time

    Boeing has ponied up $48,000 for his re-election campaign.

  • Blogs

    April 4, 2008

    Slush Pile! Workplace Discontent Edition

    Boeing has ponied up $48,000 for his re-election campaign.

  • Blogs

    August 1, 2007

    Scandal, Alaska

    Boeing has ponied up $48,000 for his re-election campaign.

  • Film

    July 25, 2007

    Seattle Weekly PickThe Simpsons Movie: Eeeexcellent!

    Boeing has ponied up $48,000 for his re-election campaign.

  • Blogs

    July 24, 2007

    D'oh! Simpsons Movie Preview Notes

    Boeing has ponied up $48,000 for his re-election campaign.

  • Film

    May 23, 2007

    SIFF Week One: Picks and Pans

    Boeing has ponied up $48,000 for his re-election campaign.

  • Blogs

    May 4, 2007

    Rupert Murdoch in Seattle?

    Boeing has ponied up $48,000 for his re-election campaign.

  • Diversions

    January 17, 2007

    Ask an Uptight Seattleite

    My coworker wants to listen to Warm 106.9.

  • Film

    May 24, 2006

    The 'Cure'

    If mutants lose their special powers, will that make the movie special?

  • Film

    April 19, 2006

    Rupert and Me

    Why has Fox banned Seattle Weekly from its presidential assassination movie? We smell a conspiracy!

  • News

    April 19, 2006

    Reinventing the Party Online

    Markos Moulitsas Zuniga has managed to do something the Democratic Party has almost always failed to do.

  • News

    October 26, 2005

    Our Ownership in Flux

    It's official: Seattle Weekly's parent, Village Voice Media, and the New Times chain of urban weeklies propose to merge.

  • News

    October 26, 2005

    Village Voice Media Memo Announcing Merger with New Times

    It's official: Seattle Weekly's parent, Village Voice Media, and the New Times chain of urban weeklies propose to merge.

  • News

    June 15, 2005

    That Elusive Outrage

    The media are reporting plenty of scandals, but no one seems to care.

  • News

    December 15, 2004

    The Birds Are the Words

    Dec. 15-21, 2004

  • Film

    September 15, 2004

    Down From the Mountain

    A writer braves treacherous weather, high altitudes, and long lines to reach that mother lode of cinema, Telluride.

  • News

    June 23, 2004

    Racing Down the Slippery Slope

    What's after gay marriage? Polygamy? Bring it on.

  • Music

    June 18, 2003

    The Great Escape

    Blur's musical diaspora: beyond the Waterloo sunset, Africa!

  • News

    March 12, 2003

    Kick Us

    Are you ready for some real football? Seattle fans anticipate Manchester United's soccer match at Seahawks Stadium.

  • News

    June 6, 2001

    Annus horribilis

    Are you ready for some real football? Seattle fans anticipate Manchester United's soccer match at Seahawks Stadium.

  • Diversions

    September 8, 1999

    Team of the century

    Are you ready for some real football? Seattle fans anticipate Manchester United's soccer match at Seahawks Stadium.

  • Arts

    September 9, 1998

    Fall Arts Preview - Books

    Are you ready for some real football? Seattle fans anticipate Manchester United's soccer match at Seahawks Stadium.

  • News

    April 15, 1998

    Media Culpa

    Are you ready for some real football? Seattle fans anticipate Manchester United's soccer match at Seahawks Stadium.

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